It Happened Last Night
My Morning Jacket Take Atlanta to Church
ATLANTA, GA: The Kentucky quintet delivered religious experience when they played renovated church the Tabernacle.
By Spin Staff 11.13.06 4:00 AM
Amidst a spirited atmosphere and an audience packed to the rafters, Kentucky rockers My Morning Jacket headlined Atlanta, Georgia's Tabernacle -- a renovated church with its original seats and grand pipe organ in tact. Saints and sinners alike congregated to heed the gospel of Jim James, delivered by way of his brilliant riffs and heavenly falsetto. The band covered material spanning their catalog, from the cathartic alt-country of At Dawn to the psychedelic sonic flood of Z, and highlights from the two-hour performance included the epiphanic build of "Gideon" and the jaw-dropping rendition of "Run Thru." With incomparable energy and sincerity, My Morning Jacket's invigorating take on good old fashioned rock music turned the Sunday night into one big holiday. SAMANTHA PROMISLOFF / PHOTOS BY COLIN SMITH
WE ASKED: What is the one big holiday you love to celebrate? COMMENT
Name: Patrick McBride
Age: 21
Hometown: Augusta, GA
Occupation: Manager of JJ Maj 'n Unpolished Brass
"Christmas with my family."
Name: Katie Mann
Age: 25
Hometown: Pike Road, AL
Occupation: Sales Rep
"Halloween! You can do whatever you want!"
Name: Mollie Luke / Jamie Dallas
Age: 26 / 27
Hometown: Savannah, GA
Occupation: Hospitality and Sales
Mollie: "My birthday" / Jamie: "Easter"
Name: Brandon Gelatka
Age: 23
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Senior account manager
"President's Day for the long weekend."
Name: Grant Gelatka
Age: 25
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Occupation: Bill collector
"4/20, man."
Name: Ansley Wiggins / Geoffrey CrislerAge: 24 / 28
Hometown: Athens, GAOccupation: Grad student / Building construction contractor
Ansley: "I love the day finals get out." / Geoffrey: "Labor Day"
Name: Gray Sandford
Age: 26
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Occupation: Advertising school student
"New Years Eve is the craziest!"
Name: Dave Powell
Age: 27
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Occupation: Lawyer
"I go skiing with old friends every Martin Luther King Day."
Jim James, better red than dead
James croons from Dawn to Zzz
It's practically heavenly inside converted church the Tabernacle
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